1962 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

1962 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 1–3, 1962
Teams	4
Finals site	Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan
Champions	Michigan Tech[1] (2nd title)
Winning coach	John MacInnes[2] (2nd title)
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The 1962 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 3rd conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 1 and March 3, 1962. All games were played at the Weinberg Coliseum in Ann Arbor, Michigan. By reaching the title game both Michigan Tech and Michigan were invited to participate in the 1962 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The top four teams in the WCHA, based upon the conference regular season standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 4. The entire tournament consisted of single-elimination games. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched with winners advanced to the championship game and the losers playing in a third-place game.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PCT = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

1961–62 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Michigan Tech†*	20	17	3	0	.850	101	58		32	29	3	0	188	80
Michigan	18	15	3	0	.833	95	48		27	22	5	0	150	76
Denver	18	11	7	0	.611	83	71		30	17	11	2	144	111
Michigan State	16	6	9	1	.406	57	71		25	13	11	1	98	94
North Dakota	18	7	11	0	.389	62	71		26	9	17	0	96	123
Minnesota	16	5	10	1	.344	69	61		21	9	10	2	95	73
Colorado College	18	0	18	0	.000	56	143		23	0	23	0	74	181
Championship: Michigan Tech † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

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	First round					Championship
	1	Michigan Tech	5
	4	Michigan State	1
						1	Michigan Tech	6
						2	Michigan	4
	2	Michigan	8
	3	Denver	4			Third-place game
						3	Denver	3
						4	Michigan State	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(1) Michigan Tech vs. (4) Michigan State

March 1

Michigan Tech

5 – 1

Michigan State

Weinberg Coliseum

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Denver

March 2

Michigan

8 – 4

Denver

Weinberg Coliseum

Third-place game

(1) Denver vs. (2) Michigan State

March 3

Denver

3 – 4

Michigan State

Weinberg Coliseum

Championship Game

(1) Michigan Tech vs. (2) Michigan

March 3[5]	Michigan Tech		6 – 4		Michigan	Weinberg Coliseum
(Akervall) John Ivanitz - PP - 19:37 (Rebellato) Jerry Sullivan - 19:59		First period			09:32 - PP - Jerry Kolb (Coristine) 11:39 - PP - Don Rodgers (Kelly, Hinnegan)
No scoring		Second period			08:05 - PP - Red Berenson (Kolb, Coristine)
(unassisted) Elov Seger - 02:00 (Begg) Scott Watson - 02:17 (unassisted) Lou Angotti - GW - 12:35 (Angotti) Mike Draper - 14:19		Third period			11:23 - Ron Coristine (Berenson, Kartusch)
Garry Bauman (29 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Dave Butts (30 saves / 36 shots)

Tournament awards

None

See also

• Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions

References

1. "Michigan Tech Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
2. "John MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
3. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
4. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
5. "Tech Beats Wolverines in Playoffs". The Michigan Daily. March 4, 1962. Retrieved February 9, 2019.

External links

• WCHA.com
• 1961–62 WCHA Standings
• 1961–62 NCAA Standings
• 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines Media Guide; Through the Years Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
• 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide; Section 5 Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine